The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-02

looking out ofthe window upon the star
lit earth.
We must be very near. The road
where Mosely is waiting is one mile this
side of the town. There look there's
the clump Of trees he told us about The
road is three miles from this point We
must work now -
"what if the old fellow should be
shamming?"
Then III use the handkerchief effect
iyely"
All right
The younger of the party now arose
and walked up the aisle to the farther
| end of the coach.
He east quick but scrutinizing look
at the white haired man who, despite his
suspicious, had fallen asleep. For three
successive days he and his daughter had
been on the train, and during that time.
the father had slept but little His childs
/ objections to the sleeping coaches had
been listened TO, and the twain had not
quilted the through car
They were travelling to one of the larg-
est cities of the East, where they hoped
! TO dwell until death should tear them
Z apart and call each from the world
Cyrus Radeliffe-for such was the "a
7 fhefs name-was banker of eminenee
I IN city far West, of the open sesame +"
Z into fh.. hi,b..S. a.c;.at.- 80 .bn l.,J b,,,
he was not puffed with the pride that is
generally found with riches. Having
no relatives, save his daughter, he fixed
the great love of his heart upon her, and
it was a love yaster than his wealth,
deeper than the sea
But let US return 70 the scene in the
through car, moving at the rate of TWEEN
ty-seven miles an hour
The man at the end of the car glided
toward his victim, the old gentleman.
His movements were watched bv the as
sociate whom he had left in the seat.
When he paused beside his victim he
drew a handkerchief from his bosom
Then the faint odor Of chic roform be-
came prevalent, and the hs sndkerchief
was held under Cyrus Radcliffe Te's nostrils
While this was being done the blue
eyed man left his seat and cg.me up the
aisle till he passed his confederate and
stood beside the sleeping girl
Shall | dose the others 2' asked the
Young man in whisper. as he glanced
al the three remaining passengers who
were asleep in their cespecti se seats
No. they'll not awaken was the re-
ply. Now, give Mabel bif-not too
much y
The ehloroformed handkerchief, with
drawn from Mr. Radcliffe. was applied
to his daughter. who unconsciously in
hailed the powerful ansesthetic
A moment later the agent of villainy
was returned to his bosom, and with a
look up and down the car the eIdst man
lifted Mabel from the seat.
We must be near the road. Ring
the engineer down to slower time
Quick r
These words were spoken to the young
man, who caught the bell-rope and tug
ged at it manfully.
Curse itr' he exclaimed 1t seems
to have caught somewhere The train is
increasing its speed
The face of the man who held Mabel
in his arms suddenly grew pale
Jerk it with all your might" nc cried
To his confederate.
The man obeyed. and the rope snap
ped in twain
The jig is up. I'm afraid. There,
We have passed the road 1t seems to me
that We are going at the rate of forty
miles AN hour"
Yes, fifty of them r. said his compan-
ion between his teeth.
At that moment the door before them
swung open. and Conductor Davis step
ped into the coGch.
The blne-eyed man hastened to place
Mabel in the sort from which be had lift
Ell her without being seen by the con-
ductor. But in this he failed.
Gentlemen" said Davis calmly, and
at the same time displaying a revolver,
. you Will oblige me by returning to the
seat you have Ia tely occupied Your lit
tie scheme Of abduction failed, and /
would inform you that you viii be IN
der guard the remainder of he run Any
attempt 10 escape might be a tended with
serious results / witnessed pour villainy
from the platform"
The rascsls did not rel ly. but with
dogged sullenness dropped into the seat,
and two brakemen. armed with revol-
vers, were placed over then :.
A physician, who, vas passenger on
the train, attended b. Mn Radcliffe and
his daughter, aslil IN due time they
covered from the sffects Of the chloro
FORM
When Mabel looked pom the blue
eyed man. she recognze,f Jared Abbott,
a rejected lover. His Gus feierate, Bur
dock, she did not knox The man who
Was waiting near the -s.zf ion for the alb
dueting p trty never fell L to the clutches
of the law /; but IT is re rtain that the
principal and his eager "a sistant saw the
inside of penitentiarg 1t was Dick
Davis's hand that held the beil-roi-
while Burdock tugged az it, and his sig
nal that increased the sEs ed of the train-
thus effectively prevent ng the villains
escape.
Cyrus Radcliffe prvE red Conductor
Dick handsome cheek for his services ;
but it Was refused. and the reward that
he finally accepted YVES the hand of the
through pass enger.